JD Vance: does Trump’s VP really hate Europe?

Messages accidentally sent to a journalist by senior members of
the Trump administration reveal information about strikes on the
Houthis in Yemen and what Vice President JD Vance privately
thinks about America’s European allies. Nick and Amol talk to
James Orr, who Vance once described as his “British sherpa”,
about the vice president's views and how much influence he has on
President Trump (7:12).


And after a huge response to last week’s episode we hear some of
your messages about the issues raised by the hit Netflix drama
Adolescence (42:35).


You can listen to Adolescence and the Crisis of Masculinity here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00290bg


Amol’s full interview with Stephen Graham and Erin Doherty is
available here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0ktfd2w


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The Today Podcast is hosted by Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson who
are both presenters of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. Amol was
the BBC’s media editor for six years and is the former editor of
the Independent, he’s also the current presenter of University
Challenge. Nick has presented the Today programme since 2015, he
was the BBC’s political editor for ten years before that and also
previously worked as ITV’s political editor.


This episode was made by Lewis Vickers with Izzy Rowley and Grace
Reeve. Digital production was by Grace Reeve. The technical
producers were Mike Regaard and Michal Gorecki. The editor is
Louisa Lewis. The executive producer is Owenna Griffiths.